Direct democracy is a political system where the citizens participate in the decision-making personally, contrary to relying on intermediaries or representatives. The use of a lot system, a characteristic of Athenian democracy, is unique to direct democracies.
As a general rule of thumb posts typically are 6-8 feet apart and are positioned on the corners, against the house and by the stairs of your deck. Mark the joists where the posts will go. Make sure they are even distance apart from one another. Next cut the posts to length.
The support posts are vertical and each the same height, and. those the same height as the ones holding the horizontal deck railing. Since there is at least one post at the top and at the bottom, the. rail must wind up parallel [same angle] to the stairs.